BNV
7. তবে কি বলিব? ব্যবস্থা কি পাপ? তাহা দূরে থাকুক; বরং পাপ কি, তাহা আমি জানিতাম না, কেবল ব্যবস্থা দ্বারা জানিয়াছি; কেননা “লোভ করিও না,” এই কথা যদি ব্যবস্থা না বলিত, তবে লোভ কি, তাহা জানিতাম না;

ERVBN
7. তোমরা হয়তো ভাবছ য়ে আমি বলছি বিধি-ব্যবস্থা এবং পাপ একই বস্তু; না নিশ্চয়ই নয়৷ একমাত্র বিধি-ব্যবস্থার দ্বারাই পাপ কি তা আমি বুঝতে পারলাম৷ আমি কখনই বুঝতে পারতাম না য়ে লোভ করা অন্যায়; যদি বিধি-ব্যবস্থায় লেখা না থাকত, ‘অপরের জিনিসে লোভ করা পাপ৷’

IRVBN
7. আমরা তবে কি বলব? আইন কি নিজেই পাপ? তা কোনদিন ই না; বরং পাপকে আমি জানতাম না যদি কি না আইন না থাকত; কারণ “লোভ কর না,” এই কথা যদি আইনে না বলত, তবে লোভ কি তা জানতে পারতাম না;

OCVBN
7. {#1পাপের বিরুদ্ধে সংগ্রাম } তাহলে, আমরা কী বলব? বিধানই কি পাপ? নিশ্চিতরূপে তা নয়! প্রকৃতপক্ষে বিধান না থাকলে পাপ কী, আমি তা জানতেই পারতাম না, কারণ বিধান যদি না বলত, “লোভ কোরো না,”[‡ যাত্রা পুস্তক 20:17 ] তাহলে লোভ প্রকৃতপক্ষে কী, তা আমি জানতে পারতাম না।



KJV
7. What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

AMP
7. What then do we conclude? Is the Law identical with sin? Certainly not! Nevertheless, if it had not been for the Law, I should not have recognized sin or have known its meaning. [For instance] I would not have known about covetousness [would have had no consciousness of sin or sense of guilt] if the Law had not [repeatedly] said, You shall not covet and have an evil desire [for one thing and another]. [Exod. 20:17; Deut. 5:21.]

KJVP
7. What G5101 I-ASN shall we say G2046 V-FAI-1P then G3767 CONJ ? [ Is ] the G3588 T-NSM law G3551 N-NSM sin G266 N-NSF ? God forbid G1096 V-2ADO-3S . Nay G235 CONJ , I had not G3756 PRT-N known G1097 V-2AAI-1S sin G266 N-ASF , but G1508 by G1223 PREP the law G3551 N-GSM : for G3588 T-ASF I had G5037 PRT not G3756 PRT-N known G1492 V-LAI-1S lust G1939 N-ASF , except G1508 the G3588 T-NSM law G3551 N-NSM had said G3004 V-IAI-3S , Thou shalt not G3756 PRT-N covet G1937 V-FAI-2S .

YLT
7. What, then, shall we say? the law [is] sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said:

ASV
7. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:

WEB
7. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn't have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn't have known coveting, unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."

NASB
7. What then can we say? That the law is sin? Of course not! Yet I did not know sin except through the law, and I did not know what it is to covet except that the law said, "You shall not covet."

ESV
7. What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, "You shall not covet."

RV
7. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:

RSV
7. What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet, if it had not been for the law, I should not have known sin. I should not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, "You shall not covet."

NKJV
7. What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? Certainly not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin except through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."

MKJV
7. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Let it not be said! But I did not know sin except through the law. For also I did not know lust except the law said, You shall not lust.

AKJV
7. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. No, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, You shall not covet.

NRSV
7. What then should we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet, if it had not been for the law, I would not have known sin. I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, "You shall not covet."

NIV
7. What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, "Do not covet."

NIRV
7. What should we say then? That the law is sin? Not at all! I wouldn't have known what sin was unless the law had told me. The law said, "Do not want what belongs to other people."--(Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21) If the law hadn't said that, I would not have known what it was like to want what belonged to others.

NLT
7. Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, "You must not covet."

MSG
7. But I can hear you say, "If the law code was as bad as all that, it's no better than sin itself." That's certainly not true. The law code had a perfectly legitimate function. Without its clear guidelines for right and wrong, moral behavior would be mostly guesswork. Apart from the succinct, surgical command, "You shall not covet," I could have dressed covetousness up to look like a virtue and ruined my life with it.

GNB
7. Shall we say, then, that the Law itself is sinful? Of course not! But it was the Law that made me know what sin is. If the Law had not said, "Do not desire what belongs to someone else," I would not have known such a desire.

NET
7. What shall we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! Certainly, I would not have known sin except through the law. For indeed I would not have known what it means to desire something belonging to someone else if the law had not said, "Do not covet."

ERVEN
7. You might think I am saying that sin and the law are the same. That is not true. But the law was the only way I could learn what sin means. I would never have known it is wrong to want something that is not mine. But the law said, "You must not want what belongs to someone else."